noun
( plural tom and jerries )
Usage: usually capitalized T&J
Etymology: after Corinthian Tom & Jerry Hawthorne, chief characters of Life in London (1821) by Pierce Egan died 1849 English sportswriter
: a hot sweetened drink consisting of rum, water, and spices (as cinnamon and cloves) mixed with the yolk and white of an egg beaten separately and topped with nutmeg